We know that in humans, REM sleep is important. Being deprived of REM sleep can cause unpleasant effects, and I don’t believe there is any reason to think that dogs are any different.It is important to allow your dog to sleep deeply when he wants to and to not interrupt his sleep wh...
Amen. I have lived in Japan for close to a decade at this point, and I won’t pretend it isn’t hard sometimes. There are plenty of good things (public transport, food, safety, cheap medical care, lots of great hiking) but the attitudes toward work, women and people who are ‘diffe...